I just had my third admin interview in my district. I think I answered the questions well, way better than when I interviewed for this position 2 years ago and about par to the elementary position I interviewed for last spring. After the interviews I get way self critical and am fearful that I was too hesitant at times ans the too arrogant...why I don't feel comfortable, I don't know....I think I want it too bad and that may come through...not sure. Today I took off since it is the wee ones Christmas concert.
We had experience Ve's 6th homecoming anniversary this past Saturday, and unfortunately she had upped her lying frequency lately. I don't know what triggers such things, but it has been triggered..
I wrapped presents this morning and finally paid off the Marian bill, and now need to register for my last practicum.
Only 8 more days until Christmas.....and all the family comes over for a big meal.
Thursday, December 18, 2014
Random
Saturday, November 29, 2014
Tuki turn 9 today
Friday, November 28, 2014
Saturday, November 15, 2014
Mim
a future in bioengineering..... that is her goal...some sort of
engineering and so far she loves her biotech class. She sure has come
along way "baby" in 5 years. We hit her 5 year home anniversary last
week Wednesday. Academically she is doing amazing; 50th percentile in
her class of about 500, a GPA over 3.1 and she will only need 1 credit
next year in her senior year, so she will be graduating with about 27
credits. We have had a few bumps over the last 5 years, but each and
every day we are making it through our relatively new mother daughter
relationship. When you arrive in a new country, not speaking English at
12 1/2 years old, acquire a new Mom, new sisters, and new extended
family, I'd say she is doing pretty darn good!!! I am so proud of her
and her determination!!!
Saturday, November 8, 2014
Long time no post
It has been busy.
We found out that Mim only has 1 credit that is required next year in her senior year. So sh will have smooth sailing next year. Thank goodness because she has had a heavy load in classes this year and doing well too. She said she wanted to still go full time next year so she will graduate with about 27 credits which will look great for her college applications.
Ve passed into freestyle skating. If she stuck with it, then it would cost a great deal of money. So she had to choose between basketball and skating. She choose basketball, which means she ill not be in the skate how this year. Tuki is 2 classes away from passing out and then she chooses.
I am in the middle of a principal practicum, but I must admit it hasn't been that rough so far....???
I have been reading murder mystery after murder mystery...and I love them because they are so engaging to me. They really make me think. I have only been able to run about once each week since I have been pretty sick since October 10th..still a little dizzy but definitely feeling better.
Financially things have been tough. I had to purchase a 500.00 keyboard, a 1500.00 car and over 900 for fresh meat. It has really been tight month to month.. I hope it gets easier soon, but I doubt it...
I need more money from somewhere but I still haven't gotten it.
Mim has been applying for jobs within walking distance but to no avail...
I started attending a struggling teen group from my church and it turns out all the families, 3 of us, are all dealing with teens that have been adopted...funny that...it turns out that adopted teens tend to be immature and have faulty cause and effect thinking without remorse...we all keep trying and hopefully our teachings will take hold.
In regards to my 7th grade team of science teacher..I love them they have been fantastic and it makes working so much better this year!!
On November 5th we hit Mim's 5 year home date. It has been quite the ride, but most days we are good, but there are still some pretty rough days that we need to muddle through.
Sunday, October 12, 2014
Peaceful weekend
I ended up with 14 more heads of cabbage after the final pick yesterday. I also harvested 4 cups of leeks and will attempt to grow more from the roots (read on-line this was possible). I took the annual pumpkin cornstalk photos and then today while the girls were working for my friend Pam, I took a road trip north and rode the chair life up and down Rib Mtn and took fall colors.
Saturday, October 4, 2014
Catch up in photos
Saturday, September 27, 2014
Garden produce
We just finished our 4th week of school, our 2nd week of piano lessons for Tuki and 2nd week of skating lessons for Tuki and Ve. Mim is working extremely HARD at her classes. She is taking 2 science classes, 1 math class, 1 social studies class, 1 english class, and 1 french class...all requiring nightly work.
We have begun to clean out our garden, but we haven't had a freeze yet, even though many around us did a week or so ago. We get blessed with a micro-climate action being surrounded by trees and in a lowland..I say once again I will put up with the mosquitoes because the benefits of living in an area with a high water table is great. Our pumpkin patch, butternut patch, peppers, beans and leeks are still growing and matter of fact thriving. I keep watching the weather prediction for 10 days out so that I am ready to pick right before it freezes, but not too soon since these veggies need the lengthened growing season.
So far we have harvested and made from the garden:
41 quarts of beans
6 quarts of beets
countless cups of shredded and sliced summer squash made into chocolate summer squash bread, pickled summer squash and fried summer squash
23 quarts of carrots
12 bags of freezer coleslaw made with our garden cabbage, carrots, and peppers
14 quarts of salsa
10 quarts of spaghetti sauce
cups and cups of fresh tomatoes
countless summer lettuce salads
dried seasoning in dill and coriander
and we still need to pick the items mentioned above that are still growing.....
the only thing our garden didn't produce that we planted was cucumbers..maybe we picked 5 or 6 cucumbers total and I have heard that others had the same problem this summer..never did figure out why. This happened 2 years ago with the cucumbers?????
Sunday, August 31, 2014
Summer is over
and haven't posted in a while. Students return this Tuesday. All last week I was preparing for the students and the week before I was in technology training. This school year will be busy because I will be training and working with 2 other new 7th grade teachers and I will be spending about 9 hours weekly on my Principal Practicum...
Today I am canning 3 batches of salsa which will probably equal to about 18 quarts. So far we have canned 40 quarts of beans, 6 quarts of beets, no pickles since our garden didn't produce any cucumbers this year. We have also froze too many to count shredded squash and broccoli. It looks like it will be a bumper year for tomatoes (just now ripening), butternut squash and pumpkins. One of our pumpkins is well over 50lbs already and there is about 6 weeks left of the growing season and it is getting bigger every day.
Mim is going into 11th grade with a very full academic load so she won't be running cross country this fall, and will continue to see her therapist Gretchen.
Ve is going into 5th grade, hopes to start violin and will be skating and basketball again this year, and will continue to see Gretchen as well.
Tuki is going into 3rd grade, hopes to start piano and will be skating and basketball again this year as well.
Even though I have my practicum and hopefully will be taking my Master's Exam on October 25th, I don't feel like we have a ton to do this fall and I am happy about that.
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Week 9 of summer
the girls have finished VBS this week and I had my second to last admin class this week....
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